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Navy Federal Credit Union
Lewis
J.
Patterson
POW (Korea)

Home:

Armstrong County

, 

South Dakota

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 5, 1950 – August 25, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    Lewis J. Patterson (ASN: RA-17266828), United States Army, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured during the Korean War on 5 July 1950 and was held until his release on 25 August 1953 after the signing of the Armistice.